missions

Shady Grove's Mission Committee is working hard
to do God’s work in our community as well as throughout the world. Our
goal is to bring our church’s light and promise of Christ’s love to
those in need. We ask that you remember that Christ teaches us to go out
and be “fishers of people” as well as to care for those who find
themselves in less fortunate circumstances than ourselves.

Are you ready to "Take Time for Missions?" Click here for a handbook of ideas for mission work for you and your family.

Appalachian Service Project The 2017 adult mission trip will serve with the Appalachian Service Project in Guyan Valley, West
Virginia. The Shady Grove team will depart Sunday, May 14 and return
on Friday, May 19. Expected cost is $425. Please contact Bob
Payne to reserve your spot or for more information, rpayne60@comcast.net or 798-1377.

Caring Clothes Closet (CCC)

Free
clothing for people in need from people who care located in the little
white shed, between the Landmark House and the Fellowship Hall. We have
several agencies whose clients are served by our closet, including
United Methodist Family Services cottages and foster families, Fresh
Start for Single Moms ministry, and others. Visit www.caringclothescloset.org for more information. Questions? Please contact Sara Fender (sefender@msn.com).

CARITAS (Congregations Around Richmond Involved to Assure Shelter)
For those living on the streets, CARITAS is a haven of safety. Over
200 churches take turns providing food, shelter and social needs to individuals and families who are experiencing a housing crisis. The
guests stay with each church site for one week with the hosting church
providing meals, showers, laundry services and a safe and warm sleeping
environment. This is a major project for a church of any size. Shady
Grove has been involved with CARITAS since 2002 with the help of
hundreds of members. How can you help? Provide one of the many needed
items for the week: help in the kitchen, transport the guests to the
showers or to the laundry facilities, provide books, magazines, movies
for the guests to watch. There is an array of needs that need to be
filled during the weeks that we host CARITAS. Shady Grove UMC will host CARITAS March 10-17, 2018.Contact Rick Dodge at thedodges4@comcast.net to help with this ministry.

Giving Tree In
December the Giving Tree program helps to collect the needed clothing
items for our Caring Clothes Closet. Learn more at www.caringclothescloset.org.

Global Missions Shady Grove supports missionaries and mission efforts around the world. Visit the the Global Missions page for more information.

Habitat for Humanity is an nonprofit Christian organization committed
to eliminating substandard housing through the rehabilitation and
building of simple, decent homes for those in need. Habitat works in partnership with qualified families and
community volunteers, including businesses and organizations, to build
and sell houses with non-profit, interest free mortgages. Shady Grove
is proud to be a part of this effort. Volunteer opportunities include working on a construction site, in the Restore and recycling opportunities. Shady Grove contact is Eric Fales at eric@falesgroup.com. Shalom FarmsCome Dig in the Dirt! Shalom Farms is a regional food security,
community development project of United Methodist Urban Ministries of
Richmond (UMUMR). And Shalom Farms is a non-profit community farm
project with the goal of helping low income inner city neighborhoods in
Richmond with food security. SGUMC will send a team of volunteers
quarterly. If you or a group is interested in setting up a Sunday,
please contact Sandi Shriner at sds210s@verizon.net or 364-3868.

STEP (Strategies to Elevate People)

The STEP tutoring program offers Shady Grove folks an opportunity to work with children in Gilpin Court on Thursday afternoons. We
leave the church at 3:30 pm on Thursdays and return by 6:00 pm.
Tutoring experience is not needed; we will train you! You can volunteer weekly, monthly, bi-monthly etc. Questions? Contact STEP Ministry Chairman,
Sterling Edmunds, at sedmunds759@gmail.com These kids need us, so STEP UP and STEP OUT by serving this
local ministry!

United Methodist Family Services
Shady Grove is involved with the UMFS for various projects throughout
the year, such as back-to-school backpack collection for students,
painting of cottages, building a new playgrounds, etc. Questions? Contact Gregg Butler at gbutler@shadygroveumc.net.

Youth Mission Trips and ActivitiesMission
opportunities are a vital part of the Shady Grove UMC Youth Ministry.
The largest part of our missions are our summer mission trips. Other youth mission events have been packaging meals for Stop Hunger
Now, collecting items and packing boxes for Operation Christmas Child, and
many other community outreach activities. Contact Frank Basil at youth@shadygroveumc.net to get involved or check out the Youth Ministry webpage.